Curriculum:
Who am I and what do I do?
I have never been much into judging someone according to their official academics (well, I have never really been into judging anyone at all actually) but, since it is also part of what we become (everything is connected), and in a goal of being as transparent and honest as I can through the process, I have decided to share my curriculum with you.
Furthermore, we have all met these people who proclaim themselves "master" or "medic" after a 3-day online course, so at least, you will be much more aware of my very own process before we share anything on a much more meaningful, profound level.
Master Course in Sport, Sciences & Physical Education (Sport ScienceUniversity, Nice, France)
(Obtained with Honours)
B.E.E.S 2nd degree (International Professional coaching diploma)
Majors in Group management, professional training and physical preparation, psychology, health and nutrition.
Thesis in partnership with the Basketball French National Federation with regards to cognitive sciences and the behavioural analysis of highly skilled young players.
Thai massage, reflexology, acupressure and Chinese medicine (Koh Tao Medecine School, Thailand)
Reiki Master and Trainer
CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults), BritishLanguage Training Center, Amsterdam (NL).
Grade B (best-ranked 10% of trainees)
Student-centered methodology to learn English as a foreign language, which suits any personal objectives or expectations. Worldwide renowned certificate.
E.T.A.P.S. (National Certificate of Physical Education to children)
P.A.D.I. dive master (international scuba diving teaching certificate)
B.N.S.S.A. (Life guard + first aid diploma)
C.F.A.P.S.E. (first aid diploma as a
team)
My name is Nicolas Genna and I was born in France on 29/05/1979. Yet, I feel like a true citizen of the world after having travelled, lived and worked in 49 different countries for the last 20 years (and for the last 9 years in a row).
I graduated with a Master's Degree in Physical Education (encompassing professional coaching, group management, sport psychology, and nutritionand health) at the Sports and Sciences University of Nice, France (2000-2004). At the time, this was in complete alignment with my passions since I had already been a professional basketball coach for many years and for many more to come.
In addition to my career in Physical Education, I substantially taught English as a second language until 2016 in Mexico (at least in a formal, “official” way), for I had become a certified teacher of the University of Cambridge's international CELTA program in Amsterdam, in 2011. Furthermore, I have extensively studied and taught in the fields of sustainable development, astrology and astronomy, yoga, Reiki, Chinese medicine, holistic massage and physiotherapy throughout the years. Not only have I worked as a high-school teacher or University Professor in many of these fields in France, The Netherlands, India, Nepal, Japan, Mexico, Ecuador and Peru, but I also have a substantial amount of more “random” professional experience, namely as a photographer, a restaurant and bar manager, and even as working as a fisherman and in other agricultural fields.
In fact, as I explain substantially in my first book (“Teacher on the Road- The Five Phases of Death”, published in 2020), while most people choose (or are forced to choose) a “career”, supposedly for most of their life, I have always been inexorably drawn towards a multi-disciplinary approach of existence, in an attempt to put all the pieces of the giant cosmic puzzle together so to speak, and to truly understand the meaning of both the human and spiritual experience in an inclusive fashion.
I now want to share the story of this life-changing journey with my fellow human beings and cosmic souls, as a natural extension of the Journey itself, which has always been about sharing as authentically as possible and inspiring one another. Indeed, during this quest of mine, I was inspired by many wonderful people to continue to move forward and look beyond, as much as my incredible adventures surely inspired many in return, not necessarily to do what I have done or to take on my beliefs, but rather to perceive the world and the universe in a different, multi-angle way.
I have never been much into judging someone according to their official academics (well, I have never really been into judging anyone at all actually) but, since it is also part of what we become (everything is connected), and in a goal of being as transparent and honest as I can through the process, I have decided to share my curriculum with you.
Furthermore, we have all met these people who proclaim themselves "master" or "medic" after a 3-day online course, so at least, you will be much more aware of my very own process before we share anything on a much more meaningful, profound level.
- EDUCATION:
Master Course in Sport, Sciences & Physical Education (Sport ScienceUniversity, Nice, France)
(Obtained with Honours)
B.E.E.S 2nd degree (International Professional coaching diploma)
Majors in Group management, professional training and physical preparation, psychology, health and nutrition.
Thesis in partnership with the Basketball French National Federation with regards to cognitive sciences and the behavioural analysis of highly skilled young players.
Thai massage, reflexology, acupressure and Chinese medicine (Koh Tao Medecine School, Thailand)
Reiki Master and Trainer
CELTA (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults), BritishLanguage Training Center, Amsterdam (NL).
Grade B (best-ranked 10% of trainees)
Student-centered methodology to learn English as a foreign language, which suits any personal objectives or expectations. Worldwide renowned certificate.
E.T.A.P.S. (National Certificate of Physical Education to children)
P.A.D.I. dive master (international scuba diving teaching certificate)
B.N.S.S.A. (Life guard + first aid diploma)
C.F.A.P.S.E. (first aid diploma as a
team)
- MORE INSIGHTS:
My name is Nicolas Genna and I was born in France on 29/05/1979. Yet, I feel like a true citizen of the world after having travelled, lived and worked in 49 different countries for the last 20 years (and for the last 9 years in a row).
I graduated with a Master's Degree in Physical Education (encompassing professional coaching, group management, sport psychology, and nutritionand health) at the Sports and Sciences University of Nice, France (2000-2004). At the time, this was in complete alignment with my passions since I had already been a professional basketball coach for many years and for many more to come.
In addition to my career in Physical Education, I substantially taught English as a second language until 2016 in Mexico (at least in a formal, “official” way), for I had become a certified teacher of the University of Cambridge's international CELTA program in Amsterdam, in 2011. Furthermore, I have extensively studied and taught in the fields of sustainable development, astrology and astronomy, yoga, Reiki, Chinese medicine, holistic massage and physiotherapy throughout the years. Not only have I worked as a high-school teacher or University Professor in many of these fields in France, The Netherlands, India, Nepal, Japan, Mexico, Ecuador and Peru, but I also have a substantial amount of more “random” professional experience, namely as a photographer, a restaurant and bar manager, and even as working as a fisherman and in other agricultural fields.
In fact, as I explain substantially in my first book (“Teacher on the Road- The Five Phases of Death”, published in 2020), while most people choose (or are forced to choose) a “career”, supposedly for most of their life, I have always been inexorably drawn towards a multi-disciplinary approach of existence, in an attempt to put all the pieces of the giant cosmic puzzle together so to speak, and to truly understand the meaning of both the human and spiritual experience in an inclusive fashion.
I now want to share the story of this life-changing journey with my fellow human beings and cosmic souls, as a natural extension of the Journey itself, which has always been about sharing as authentically as possible and inspiring one another. Indeed, during this quest of mine, I was inspired by many wonderful people to continue to move forward and look beyond, as much as my incredible adventures surely inspired many in return, not necessarily to do what I have done or to take on my beliefs, but rather to perceive the world and the universe in a different, multi-angle way.
